# Incident 20260516009569I: Spirit Engineering Inc SE-1, Grand Junction, CO, May 16, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2026, 09:00 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Grand Junction Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1215° N, 108.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND JUNCTION RGNL (GJT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1215&lon=-108.5255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4028F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4028F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spirit Engineering SE-1 (registry code 06001DP, https://openairdocs.org/model/spirit-engineering-se-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPIRIT ENGINEERING INC SE-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 3 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260516009569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 16, 2026, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT (GJT) TO PERFORM LOCAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. DURING THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, A CROSSWIND GUST FROM THE NORTH CAUSED THE PIC TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. DURING THE ATTEMPTED RECOVERY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, RESULTING IN THE LEFT WINGTIP STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE UNPAVED AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PIC SUBSEQUENTLY TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PIC UNDERGO FAA PILOT SAFETY COUNSELING. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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